Bucshon reacts to tariff proposal
Congressman Larry Bucshon is reacting to a proposal from White House. It would impose tariffs on aluminum and steel imports.
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Striking West Virginia Teachers Revive a Proud Labor Heritage
In West Virginia, striking public school teachers and staff celebrated a victory this week, inspiring educators outside their state to take action for better pay and working conditions. Their nine-day wildcat strike - the longest in recent West Virginia history - put in stark relief another national debate on teachers: President Donald Trump's plan to arm teachers with concealed firearms in the aftermath of the Valentine's Day school massacre in Parkland, Florida.
Poll: Democratic incumbents trail in five Senate races
Last year at this time, many Republicans were optimistic about the opportunity to pick up enough Senate seats in 2018 to approach, or maybe even reach, a filibuster-proof majority - i.e. 60 seats. After all, ten seats held by Democrats in states carried by President Trump would be in play.
Rep. Adam Schiff raises questions about whether Trump ally lied to House Intelligence Committee
Rep. Schiff said there's a "significant discrepancy" between what Erik Prince told the House intelligence panel and a new report about "a back channel" to Russia. Rep. Adam Schiff raises questions about whether Trump ally lied to House Intelligence Committee Rep. Schiff said there's a "significant discrepancy" between what Erik Prince told the House intelligence panel and a new report about "a back channel" to Russia.
Josh Hawley’s Missouri Senate Bid Could Be a Big Problem for Google
The command center for the war against the world's second-most valuable company is a modest office in Jefferson City, Mo., population 43,000. Josh Hawley, the state's attorney general, has decorated the room with reminders of his family and some more political keepsakes, including a portrait of Ronald Reagan and a copy of Barry Goldwater's Conscience of a Conservative .
Trump to meet with video-game industry in wake of Florida shooting
Trump, a Republican, cited the influence of video games after a 19-year-old gunman was accused of killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida and injuring more than a dozen others. "I'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts," he said last month.
Trump plans to offer Canada, Mexico 30-day tariff exemption
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to offer Canada and Mexico a 30-day exemption from planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which could be extended based on progress in NAFTA talks, a White House official said on Wednesday night.The move, first reported by the Washington Post, followed comments earlier in the day by a White House spokeswoman that the impending tariffs could exclude Canada, Mexico and a clutch of other countries "based on national security." Trump was expected to sign a presidential proclamation to establish the tariffs during a ceremony on Thursday, but a White House official said later it could slide into Friday because documents had to be cleared through a legal process.
On the south side of Highway 210, Cypress Drive now ends in a dead…
On the south side of Highway 210, Cypress Drive now ends in a dead end. Trees and small hills separate it from the highway and the BNSF Railway corridor.
White House gears up campaigning for PA special election
Republican Rick Saccone, speaks at a campaign rally in Waynesburg, Pa. Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb in a special election being held on March 13 for the PA 18th Congressional Di... .
Congress struggles to find ways to plug infrastructure shortfall
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday said Congress must find a way to pay for a massive looming shortfall in funding to pay for crumbling highways, bridges and other infrastructure. Representative Bill Shuster, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said at a hearing he is working to find a "big broad bipartisan infrastructure bill" but acknowledged new revenue must be found.
Trump to discuss ‘violent video-game exposure’ with industry execs.
Trump, a Republican, cited the influence of video games after a 19-year-old gunman was accused of killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida and injuring more than a dozen others. "I'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts," he said last month.
Trump’s damage will last decades
As the saying goes, you don't miss the water until the well runs dry: This deeply aberrant presidency threatens to cost the nation much more than even some of Donald Trump's harshest critics may realize. From 1988-1992, I was The Washington Post's correspondent in Buenos Aires, covering all of South America.
Warren can be topped, but it’s a big hill to climb
The three main Republican rivals looking to unseat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren actually believe they have a chance to pull off the seemingly impossible in this impossibly blue state. Several factors give Winchester businessman John Kingston, state Rep. Geoff Diehl of Whitman and Groton's Beth Lindstrom, a longtime Massachusetts Republican Party operative, reason for hope.
This day in history, March 8, 2018
On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang. In 1854, U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry made his second landing in Japan; within a month, he concluded a treaty with the Japanese.
Lawmakers, business brace for rollout of Trump’s tariff plan
The White House says Mexico, Canada and other countries may be spared from President Donald Trump's planned steel and aluminum tariffs under national security "carve-outs," a move that could soften the blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners and dire economic warnings from lawmakers and business groups. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the exemptions would be made on a "case by case" and "country by country" basis, a reversal from the policy articulated by the White House just days ago that there would be no exemptions from Trump's plan.
House GOP report says no collusion between Trump and Russia
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have completed a draft report concluding there was no collusion or coordination between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia, a finding that pleased the White House but enraged Democrats who were expected to see the document for the first time on Tuesday.
‘Somebody needs to stand up’ to California on immigration, Sessions says
Attorney General Jeff Sessions blasted what he called California's "extreme" and "not reasonable" position that seeks to thwart federal immigration policies, in an interview with Fox News Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Sessions had announced a federal lawsuit against California and attacked its elected officials as "radical extremists" in a speech in Sacramento.
Capitol Punishment: Or, Keeping House is too Expensive
Politico reports on a letter to US Representative and House Ethics Committee chairwoman Susan Brooks , from more than two dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus, requesting an investigation into "the legality and propriety" of lawmakers sleeping in their offices. Among their complaints are that the free lodging and associated perqs constitute a "direct violation of the ethics rules which prohibit official resources from being used for personal purposes," and that the risk of seeing a naked politician creates a "hostile work environment" for House, um, housekeepers.
What swamp? Lobbyists get ethics waivers to work for Trump
President Donald Trump and his appointees have stocked federal agencies with ex-lobbyists and corporate lawyers who now help regulate the very industries from which they previously collected paychecks, despite promising as a candidate to drain the swamp in Washington. A week after his January 2017 inauguration, Trump signed an executive order that bars former lobbyists, lawyers and others from participating in any matter they lobbied or otherwise worked on for private clients within two years before going to work for the government.
Nitrate proposal will take some persuading
Gov. Mark Dayton and Ag Commissioner David Frederickson on Tuesday introduce their new plan to lower the nitrate levels in Minnesota's groundwater. The plan calls for farmers to We can hear the local farmers in the area, who oppose the idea of the state telling them how to farm, getting ready to say, Back in December the Brown County Board of Commissioners let a motion to accept free well testing from the state die without a second.